Genevieve Morton

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Genevieve Morton
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Genevieve Morton resting during Mountain Hiking
Born
Genevieve Debra Morton

(1986-07-09) 9 July 1986 (age 37)
Benoni, South Africa
Years active2008-present
Modeling information
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) [1]
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
Agency IMG Models (New York, Los Angeles) [2]
Website genevievemorton.com

Genevieve Morton (born 9 July 1986 [3] in Benoni) is a South African model. Morton was voted the Sexiest Woman in the World in 2012 by FHM and was named one of the Top 50 Swimsuit Models of All Time by Sports Illustrated in 2014.

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Early life

Morton was born in Benoni, in the South African province of Gauteng. At the age of twelve, she moved to Scottburgh, where she spent the rest of her childhood.[ citation needed ]

Career

Morton was photographed for the Sports Illustrated for the first time in 2010 by photographer Walter Chin. [4] [5]

She shot with the South African team four more times (2009, 2011, 2013, 2014). She appeared on the cover of the 2011 issue, shot by Jacques Weyers. Morton was also featured on the cover in 2013 for the inaugural issue of World Swimsuit South Africa.[ citation needed ]

In 2010, she made her debut in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, going on to appear in the 2011 (Fiji), 2012 (Zambia), 2013 (Hayman Islands), 2014 (Switzerland), and 2015 (Virgin Islands) issues.[ citation needed ]

Morton appeared on Esquire Online: Me in My Place in 2011. [6]

She appeared with the American comedy troupe The Lonely Island in the December 2011 issue of GQ . [7] Morton was also selected to be on the cover of the South African GQ Soccer World Cup issue. [8] Morton also appeared on the cover of the July 2014 issue of GQ South Africa.

In 2012, she appeared in the music video for the song "Sweeter" by Gavin DeGraw. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Genevieve Morton at Fashion Model Directory
  2. ↑ "Genevieve | IMG Models". www.imgmodels.com. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ↑ Weather Girls - Genevieve Morton on YouTube
  4. ↑ "Genevieve Morton's first SI Swimsuit shoot, shot by Walter Chin (2010)". Sports Illustrated . 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. ↑ Morton, Genevieve (5 August 2022). "(Untitled)". Instagram. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022. Imagine being a young woman selling cigarettes in bar...and then the next thing you know you get to come to America and work with the incredible Waltere Chin for Si Swimsuit?!?!{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ "Esquire Presents Me in My Place, Genevieve Morton". 11 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "US GQ with The Lonely Island". 6 December 2011.
  8. ↑ "GQ Cover South African Soccer World Cup issue". Archived from the original on 15 March 2012.
  9. ↑ "Premiere for Gavin DeGraw's latest single". Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
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